Block Digest #162 - Giant Gaping Hole In Diligence

Welcome to episode #162 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, March 6th 2019) Join us: https://dragonsden.io/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Nopara - https://twitter.com/nopara73 This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== QuadrigaCX Cold Storage Empty Since April? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-01/quadriga-has-6-cold-wallets-but-they-don-t-hold-any-crypto Blockstream.info Update https://twitter.com/Blockstream/status/1103318583319384064 Merkle Tree Exploit In Bitcoin Core 0.13 https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2019-February/016697.html https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/attachments/20190225/a27d8837/attachment-0001.pdf Conbase Responds to Backlash https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1102746498096218112 https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/1102853328030105602 https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/coinbase-purchased-neutrino-135-m-acquisition-contract-shows/ Kraken Releases Neutrino Assessment https://twitter.com/jespow/status/1102346122138333184 Chainalysis and Elliptic Respond to Customer Data Controversy https://archive.is/6DmDB https://archive.is/5hkWu https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/1102720100501721088 BlockFi Launches Crypto Earned Interest Program https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/03/05/crypto-cash-back-blockfi-looks-to-boost-market-with-launch-of-high-interest-accounts%E2%80%8B/ Starbucks Hold Large Equity in Bakkt https://twitter.com/mdudas/status/1102566322175660032 https://bitcoinist.com/starbucks-will-support-bakkt-after-disproportionately-high-equity-deal/ Monero Fake Deposit Vulnerability https://medium.com/@crypto_ryo/fake-deposit-amount-exchange-vulnerability-in-monero-dc230f7f02d8 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/monero-wallet-bug-potentially-enables-163400011.html https://twitter.com/monero/status/1102296753666183168 Ledger Monero Vulnerability https://twitter.com/udiWertheimer/status/1102512679061803009 https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/ax0pqt/alert_stop_using_ledger_with_014_client/ Venezuelan Bitcoin Volume Over $60 Million https://bitcoinist.com/venezuela-60-million-bitcoin-2019/ Maduro’s Bitcoin Remittance Service https://bitcoinexchangeguide.com/venezuelas-superintendency-of-cryptoassets-and-related-activities-opens-remittances-service/ Indian Supreme Court Official Encourages Sandbox Approach https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/opinion-treat-bitcoins-as-shiny-new-toys-nothing-more-3604431.html https://www.newsbtc.com/2019/03/04/indian-official-tries-to-condemn-bitcoin-by-calling-it-a-shiny-toy-but-ends-up-praising-it-instead/ Bahrain Trying to Work with Indian Fintech Firms https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/bahrain-invites-indian-fintech-firms-to-set-up-base/articleshow/68242257.cms?from=mdr Bitcoin Miners Back in Business https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-miners-are-investing-again-expecting-a-cheap-power-boom-soon Jack Back to Joe Rogan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZCBRHOg3PQ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV